Deva shree Ganesha plays out in filmy-frenzy bhajan format, but the duo crank up the creativity in the interludes, and the backgrounds. Chikni chameli turns out to be average fare – the composers reuse their own Jatra number from Marathi, but the rest of the country has already channeled this typical Marathi sound into South [...]

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Gourov’s grungy title song has Vishal Dadlani’s lyrics and vocals – sung with genuine effort, though the composer doesn’t put in much effort and spits a blah tune. Rahat’s Khushnuma, thankfully, works – gorgeously sweet melody, with Gourov’s trademark atmospheric sound. Jab jab dil is the kind of track that you’d expect Sunidhi to run [...]

Madno is archetypal Mithoon – Kshitij and Chinmayi infuse life into the predictably soulful tune, while Mika is an unlikely choice for the other version, Saajnaa; he does sound good! Salaam Zindagi sounds, at best, like a leftover Rahman tune, while Mithoon gets it wonderfully right with Main kaun hoon – fabulous lyrics by Amitabh [...]

Tak dhina dhin is Pancham all the way, with a punchy new sound to the boot, much like Bachke O Bachke, which has select portions of its tune in the Pancham genre, but the overpowering orchestration, well…overpowers the song. Genie rap is a considerably better AB-rap than what his bhakt-for-life, Aadesh, composes – that is [...]

Blue sees Rahman offering his massiest sound in quite some time, but – as always – with enough cues that denote his going the extra step, even within the commercial limitations. Rehnuma is perhaps the best example – starting with a compelling bluesy base, it takes on a dazzling James Bond theme tone soon! Aaj [...]

Everything about All The Best is huge in size – most tracks have a stadium-rock feel. This is very evident in the bombastic title song as it catchy rhythms are incredibly addictive. Suraj Jagan’s Dil kare is similar in attitude but is a significantly underwhelming in comparison. Haan main jitni is Pritam-KK trademark combo, but [...]

Minimal techno-wizardry and even more minimal tune makes Luck aazma a poor title song, but the duo spring a surprise with Salim’s vocals in the laid-back melody of Khudaya ve. Jee le is at best a left-over from the duo’s Chopra clan association and beyond all the superficial catchiness, it is plain and routine. The [...]

Chori chori is painfully bland, while in Ankhon hi, the composer proves that merely roping Mohit Chauhan doesn’t do the trick – you need a tune that works too, not just rambles along with the guitar. The title song is a total mess, while Aaja aa is a curious combination of some 80s pop backgrounds [...]

Guest composers – the Vyas Brothers, Sandeep and Sanjeev pitch in with a racy, techno ditty in Mit Jaaye, sung with verve by Sandeep. Pritam’s starts with a predictable, hip-hop styled Hey Ya and a slightly more bearable Shreya Ghoshal melody in Mausam. That Mausam Awesome rhyme is terribly cheesy though! With labored humor in [...]